Weather Records on 21 July 1992

1,562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1992. Highest significance: Zerbst, DE.

Key Facts for 21 July 1992

On 21 July 1992, 1,562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 638 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,515 daily.
Zerbst set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 21 July 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,562 stations

1,562 station records on 21 July 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Foldsae	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bergeligrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Duquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kissingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hagenbuchach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Offenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion de la Norma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,562 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 418, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 384.

Records on 21 July 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	418
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1992 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 31, daily 1,515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,278 broken records

Margins by which the 1,278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1992

Top 20 records on 21 July 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1992	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1992	Gera-Leumnitz, DE	monthly rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1992	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Midland, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Temple, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Foldsae, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, DE	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Atequiza, MX	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Bergeligrend, NO	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Presa la Duquesa, MX	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Stammbach-Querenbach, DE	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen, DE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Petoskey, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1992	Bad Kissingen, DE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 1,562 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,218
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1